The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-03-31
CARE OF THE TEETH.
Remarkable Progress in Dentistry-Tecth
and Good Looks-Useful Hints.

Remarkable Progress In Dentistry-Tecth
and Good Looks-Useful Hints.
A mouthful of good teeth is one Of the
rare gifts of nature. Like bright eyes,
pink mooned finger nails, or a fine COM
plexion, they indicate the requests of
heredity and are symbolic of a sweet
breath, good digestion and a wholesome
stomach. A wealth of dentine is not as
highly priced as formerly, owing to the
remarkable progress made in dentistry
within the last quarter of century.
Molar members think nothing of working
cheval dc frise sort of set of teeth into
double row of presentable ivorles, and
the skill with which china teeth are made
to duplicate nature is sufficient to keep the
genuine articles under q constant ban OF
suspicion. All these facts were doubtless
known to the fashionable mother who
prayed for "just such eyes and fine COM
plexion'' for her little daughter. Eyes
and skin from nature, and art can manage
the rest, at least to the satisfaction Of the
modern beauty.
In remodeling teeth everything fails be-
fore the final surrender to a false set.
Where they overlap space has to be made
at the sacrifice often of good material, and
when, by accident, a tooth is wanted the
gap is filed by spacing the whole row.
In the color of teeth almost as much
variety exists as In hair and eyes. Some
teeth are naturally gray, yellowish or
blueish in cast, and to try and whiten
them is time wasted. The only solace lies
in keeping them clean and straight. 1t is
immaterial to any one with mustache or
a very long upper lip whether he has any
front teeth or not. For ladies or beard
less men, especially those who laugh
much with the lips, remedy is sought
among the Delsarte people. These re-
finers of nature attempt, and with sue
cess, too, to cultivate very low voice in
speaking, forbid the license OF heated dis
cussion, and endeavor to cultivate laugh
in the eyes, rather than about the lips.
The training is long and tedious task, but
there are few ordeals for a fashionable
man or woman to endure when the Loal
is good looks.
It is almost impossible to say anything
on the subject of powders. The best pow
der is the one that does the least harm to
the gums and keeps the enamel clean.
Wintergreen is safe to any polish. but
frequent use of soft soap and warm water
renders much of the cleansing powder su-
perfluous. Teeth that are brushed four
times day will not need a powder more
than once O week. Toothpicks are indis-
pensable, and even with them it is often
necessary to run thread between the
teeth to remove any possible accumulation
or splinter.
There might be diminution of dentistry
bills if those who have teeth would take
the trouble to clean them once month.
Five cents worth of pumic stone will cover
a year, and nothing but match is needed
to start with. Dip the pine in the stone
and rub between the teeth till all trace of
mineral accumulation has been removed.
The inside surface must be cleaned separ-
ately, and the task finished by rubbing
the face and crown of the tooth with soft
handkerchief dipped in the powder. I'm
less the operation is made habitual it will
consume the best part of an hour to pro-
duce any good effects.-Medical Journal.